Abstract
We utilize the Planet Model Code [1] to model the probability of
survival of Earth-like life on habitable worlds (to 3 billion years
post-abiogenesis). The Planet Model Code [1] was originally created
by Tyrrell [2] to investigate the chances of intelligent life. This
necessitates stability in a rather narrow temperature range. Here we
expand the focus to the survival of any life, including extremophiles,
with greater tolerance for variations in temperature. Specifically, we
investigate the relationship between the long-term survival probability
of life and larger temperature variations. Keywords: Exoplanet;
Habitable; Prokaryote; Matlab; Planet Model Code References: 1. T.
Tyrrell, Planets model code, (Oct. 2020)
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4081451. 2. T. Tyrrell, “Chance played a
role in determining whether earth stayed habitable”, Commu- nications
Earth & Environment 1, 1–10 (2020).